BlockSchattel, Texas
9 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1934 and the latest in 1985. It stands in the Moore census division. It lies in ZIP code area 78005. The Survey maps it on the Schattel quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 9 printed sheetsMatched by testing this settlement's coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet in the United States Geological Survey's historical collection. Each opens the scanned sheet at the Survey.
- 1934 USGS Schattel quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1953 USGS Crystal City quadrangle1:250000
- 1955 USGS Crystal City quadrangle1:250000
- 1961 USGS Crystal City quadrangle1:250000
- 1968 USGS Crystal City quadrangle1:250000
- 1968 USGS Schattel quadrangle1:24000
- 1985 USGS Pleasanton quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
93 since 2005Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 93 fires within 5 miles of Schattel between 2005 and 2019, burning about 3,602 acres in total. 3 started naturally. None was recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Reported cause | Fires |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 41 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 25 |
| Debris and open burning | 13 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 7 |
| Smoking | 3 |
| Natural | 3 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 1 |
The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.
| Date | Cause | Size | Reported by | Name on the report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 September 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 30 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | BRUSH FIRE MUTUAL AID FRIO COUNTY |
| 23 September 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | FM 472 @ CR 1549 |
| 18 September 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 60 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 15 September 2005 | Equipment and vehicle use | 5.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 11 September 2012 | Equipment and vehicle use | 8.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | FM 472 & CR 2605 |
| 5 August 2008 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 26 August 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 2 August 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 25 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Nearest settlements
The eight closest, with where each one stands in the county. Distances are straight-line, computed from the Geographic Names Information System coordinates.
| Map | Place | Distance | Sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miguel | 2.9 miles | 9 | |
| Bigfoot | 6.5 miles | 9 | |
| Goldfinch | 6.6 miles | 10 | |
| Big Foot Colonia | 6.9 miles | 9 | |
| Moore | 10.7 miles | 8 | |
| Pearsall East Colonia | 12.0 miles | 10 | |
| North Pearsall | 12.9 miles | 10 | |
| Pearsall | 13.2 miles | 10 |
Elsewhere
Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.
| Wikidata item Q122554273 | The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0). |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1380502. The sheet list is computed by point-in-boundary test against the United States Geological Survey's historical topographic inventory. Both are works of the United States government and carry no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.